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German Business Outlook Eases
For a Second Straight Month

German business confidence deteriorated for the second straight month in March, with companies increasingly unsettled about weak domestic demand, a closely watched survey showed Friday.

The German Ifo business sentiment index fell to 95.4 from 96.4 in February, broadly in line with forecasts and the long-term average of 95.0. The index slid in February for the first time after a nine-month rise that was a factor in many economists'...